John Call Dalton
John Call Dalton (born February 2, 1825 in Chelmsford , Massachusetts , † February 12, 1889 ) was an American neurophysiologist and professor in New York .
In 1855 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1864 to the National Academy of Sciences .
Works
- A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene: for Schools, Families, and Colleges . - New York: London: Harper & Bros.; Sampson Low, Son & Marston, 1869
- A treatise on human physiology: designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . - Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1859 (6th edition 1882)
- The Experimental Method of Medicine - Philadelphia, 1882
- Doctrines of the circulation: a history of physiological opinion and discovery, in regard to the circulation of the blood . - Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea's Son & Co., 1884
- Topographical anatomy of the brain . - Philadelphia, Lea brothers & Co., 1885
Autobiography
- John Call Dalton, MD, USV - [Cambridge: Riverside Press], 1892 (on his time as a military doctor in the 7th New York Infantry of the National Guard)
literature
- S. Weir Mitchell: Memoir of John Call Dalton, 1825-1889 . In: National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs . Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 1985, Volume III, pp. 177-185.
Web links
- The University of Iowa, Heirs of Hippocrates (Biographical Information on John Call Dalton)
- Archive.org, A treatise on human physiology (written by John Call Dalton)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dalton, John Call |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelmsford |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1889 |